Forward Operating Base Grizzly
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FOB Grizzly is a US Army Forward Operating Base
Forward Operating Base
A forward operating base is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support tactical operations. A FOB may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, or other facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported...

 located within Camp Ashraf
Camp Ashraf
Camp Ashraf or Ashraf City is situated northeast of the Iraqi town of Khalis, about 120 kilometers west of the Iranian border and 60 kilometers north of Baghdad, and is the seat of the People's Mujahedin of Iran in Iraq...

, Iraq. It is near Al Khalis
Al Khalis
Al Khalis, Khalis or Al Khales is a village roughly 15 kilometers North of Baqubah in one of the six districts of the Diyala Governorate. It is a Shia enclave village that is surrounded by Sunni towns and villages....

, approximately 20 kilometers west of the Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian border and 60 kilometers north of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...

.

The FOB is named after the callsign for the 49th Military Police Battalion. They were in charge of the FOB from October 2005 until October 2006 and their call sign was "Grizzly" dubbed after the California Grizzly Bear on the State Flag.

Units that have deployed to FOB Grizzly

2004-2005
  • 793rd Military Police Battalion
    793rd Military Police Battalion
    The 793rd Military Police Battalion is a Battalion sized unit in the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska. The Battalion is in charge of all active duty military police units and operations in the state of Alaska....



2005-2006
  • 49th Military Police Battalion
  • 4th MEB(AT)
  • HHB 1-102nd Field Artillery Forward
  • 110th Military Police Company
  • Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery
  • Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 194th Armor
  • Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry
  • Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery
  • Bulgarian 1st Guard Company
  • Bulgarian 2nd Guard Company
  • Muldovan EOD Team
  • 25th ROC
  • Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry
  • Delta Company, 32nd Signal Battalion
    32nd Signal Battalion
    The 32nd Signal Battalion is a Mobile Subscriber Equipment -equipped Corps Signal Battalion. They provide Command, Control, Communications and Computer support to 22nd Signal Brigade, part of the United States Army’s V Corps...



2006-2007
  • 382nd Military Police Battalion
  • Alpha Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion
    Anti-Terrorism Battalion
    Anti-Terrorism Battalion is a specialized-infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It falls under the 4th Marine Division as part of the Marine Forces Reserve...

    , 2nd Marine Division


2007-2008
  • 504th Military Police Battalion
  • Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 9th Marines
    1st Battalion 9th Marines
    The 1st Battalion 9th Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-1990s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions...

    , 2D MARDIV

  • Bravo Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 2D MARDIV

  • 735th Combat Support Company
  • 28th Military Police Company
  • US Marine Task Force National Capital Region
  • Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery
  • Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry
    102nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
    The 102nd Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1913.-Lineage:Organized 29 May 1913 in the New Jersey National Guard as the 1st Cavalry Squadron with Headquarters at Newark...

  • Delta Company, 250 BSB

  • 324th Military Police Battalion

  • 519th Military Police Battalion

  • 424th Camp Liaison Detachment
  • 540th Camp Liaison Detachment

  • Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry

2009-2010
  • Hawkeye, Blackhawk, Comanche Companys 1-23 INF 3-2 SBCT
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